The sun is bright early in the morning as a little boy about the age of nine is walking around the market as his eyes is full of curiosity,"wow, this is my first time coming out" as he hit a woman carrying basket of tomatoes,"be careful, little boy" she said.
"Am sorry" the boy yelled out as the woman walk away.
"Mother, mother, can you buy me this" pointing at a fruit,"no, later I will buy it" the boy begin to cry which attach attention to them,"buy him some fruit" a man yelled out.
"Why are you mean to your child" a woman scream out as the boy keep on crying.
"You're a bad mother"
"He is a child that need some fruit"
"Why treating him this way"
"Everyone stopppp!!" The boy yelled out as everyone turn their attention on him.
He walk to the woman,"don't mind what others say to you. You're the best mother any child would have. Take this and buy some fruit for him."
"No, my child, I can't have it, your mother must have given you this coins to buy some fruit for yourself"
"She didn't, this is my money. If you take me as your son, take this" the woman hesitate at first but take the money.
He turn to the boy, "your mother did so much for you, bathe you, feed you and cloth you. She has sacrifice so much so that you have a good life and this is what you paid her with. What you did here has cause your mother to be painted as a bad mother, don't you pity her"
The boy lower his head unable to look at him in the eyes,"am sorry" he said.
"Not me but your mother"
The boy raise his head and look at his mother then run to hug her,"am sorry mother, I demand so much from you without thinking"
"It okay my son" she said as she kiss his forehead which make the little boy smile.
About to walk away the woman asked"what is your name?"
"Prince Ericson" someone shounted from the crowd as soldiers from nowhere surround them,"bowed down to the prince"
They all fall on their knees with their head on the ground, then a middle aged woman run from the crowd and hug him, "I was worry about you, Kitana and I search everywhere"
"Am sorry, to make you worry, nanny Uma"
"It okay, am glad I found you" she said and grab his hand. The prince turn his glance to the woman and his son before entering the carriage.
The carriage enter the palace, prince Ericson came down, "don't escape from the palace again" his gaze fall on a girl about the age of eleven, her hair is blonde and long, her eyes are black and beautiful together with her long white gown, "sister Kitana" he yelled out with a smile.
She walk to him,"what punishment, should I give you this time Rana"
"Am sorry, sister Kitana, I was lonely and no one to play with, everyone was busy including you so I have no option but to go out of the palace"
"That's not a excuse, follow me" she said. Prince Ericson look at Uma,"I have no business here" she said and turn her face away.
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THE ROYAL CHRONICLES
FantasySet in a fictional kingdom called Tasara, it tell a story of a baby boy born into the royal family but unfortunately his mother died during child birth. with the pressure from the ministers his father got married to the late queen sister. it is the...
